Ingredients:
3 lbchicken
4 tbsp fat, butter or bacon fat
1 lb ham, diced
1 medium onion, sliced
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 qt hot water
2 cup sliced okra
1 sprig thyme
2 dozen oysters
1/16 tsp cayenne
1 tbsp file' -or-
3 tbsp sassafras leaves
Instructions:
Cooked Rice
Clean chicken and cut in pieces. Saute chicken in fat in heavy
frying pan until browned, turning frequently. Add ham and onion, and
saute for about 10 minutes. Add salt and water; bring to a boil, and
simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, or until chicken is tender. Add okra
and thyme, and simmer for 1/2 hour longer, or until okra is tender.
Remove chicken from bone and return to stock. Add oysters and
cayenne, and cook until edges of oysters curl. Add additional
seasoning if needed. Just before serving stir in file' or sassafras
leaves. Serve at once in hot tureen with boiled rice, or serve in hot
soup bowls.
Serves 6 to 8.
Posted by Earl Shelsby. Courtesy of Fred Peters.
Servings: 6
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
If the gamecock was not meant for fighting, why was he created? - L Fitz-Barnard
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